Putting the “carb” in carbonara 🍝
Creamy pasta is life. I’ve always loved it, since I was a kid 😍 My dad used to get annoyed because I’d *always* order the adults portion of fettuccine alfredo, absolutely stuff myself to the brim with it, then feel sick because it was so rich 🙈 Well, nothing’s changed, Dad 😂
I decided to give @bosh.tv’s creamy carbonara a go 🍝 I’m very aware that this isn’t a traditional recipe (obvs) but it gives a similar result, perfect for when you need a rich, creamy pasta hit 🤤
I’ve popped the link to the original recipe in my bio but there are a couple of errors in it and we adapted it slightly so my version is below 🥰
I know many wouldn’t add peas but we wanted a bit of veg in ours 🥰 We also added vegan bacon to give it that nice smokiness that pancetta normally provides. The dish came out quite sweet so I might experiment with a different milk next time🥛
🌱 Marinade
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/8 cup maple syrup
1/8 cup apple cider vinegar
1/8 cup olive oil
1 tsp liquid smoke
4 large flat mushrooms (sliced)
4 cloves garlic (minced)
🌱 Creamy sauce
1 cup soaked cashews
1 cup oat milk (we used @oatly)
1/2 cup nutritional yeast
1 cup silken tofu
🌱 Extras
1/2 red onion
1 cup peas (optional)
1 pack vegan bacon (we used @greenmeatsco)
Spaghetti (I used @mr_organic wholewheat)
Garlic bread
Instructions:
1. Combine all of the marinade ingredients in a mixing bowl
2. Add the mushrooms to the bowl, let the marinade soak in
3. Add the mushrooms into a wok & fry until cooked through
4. Take the mushrooms out and put to one side
5. Add some olive oil into the wok, add garlic & red onions and slow fry, then take the wok off the heat
6. In a separate frying pan, cook the vegan bacon and then put aside
7. Cook your spaghetti
8. Put the creamy sauce ingredients into a blender & whizz into a thick sauce
9. Pour the cream into the wok & combine with the garlic & onion
10. Add cooked spaghetti into the wok & stir in the peas, mushrooms & bacon
11. Serve w/ garlic bread
Let me know if you try it! 🍝 Thanks to @bosh.tv for the original recipe 🙏